This is probably best answered by someone from PalmOS/Access, but I'll stab at it. Cobalt was supposed to be a major revision to the PalmOS. Old programs would potentially have to be rewritten if they did not run in a compatability mode, much like how older programs may or may not run on OS5 machines. Around the time that it would have been appropriate for Palm to make their push into new Cobalt machines, PalmOS was acquired by Access. The focus of the new company has been to put PalmOS on a Linux base. Cobalt was shelved in favor of that new project.
If you go to Access' website to obtain development tools, you will find Garnet tools but no longer find Cobalt tools. You can google for old press releases if you want the features of Cobalt. Access seems to even get confused about Palm, PalmOS, PalmSource, etc. On their page touting their upcoming Linux product they talk about combining Linux with PalmSource - but PalmSource is their 3rd party software sales site, not the PalmOS stuff. Or, maybe I'm confused too... /js In your message regarding Re: Difference between Cobalt and Garnet dated Sat, 24 Mar 2007 03:02:31 -0700 (PDT), Shruti Wadhwa said that ... > No, definitely not. Even then i am interested in the details and the reason > why it was abandoned. > > Can you tell me ? > > Shruti > > George Henne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No devices running Cobalt ever shipped. The project was abandoned two > years ago. > > Is that enough detailed stuff? :-) > >>Hi All >> >>For my knowledge only , I just want to know the difference between Palm >>OS Cobalt and Garnet. >> >>Why one is highly used and other not ? >> >>Example of the Cobalt and Garnet Devices etc etc etc >> >>I would be highly thankful if someone can provide some detailed stuff to >>read on it. >> >>Shruti >> >>TV dinner still cooling? >>Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. -- For information on using >>the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http:// >>www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > > > -- > For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, > please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ > > > > > > It's here! Your new message! > Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. -- For information on > using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see > http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/ -- -- For information on using the ACCESS Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.access-company.com/developers/forums/
